A great place for kids with an awesome outdoor playground and a fun and educative indoor play area as well (with a huge slide crossing the river!)
Overview
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Overview
The biggest hit was the huge slide crossing over the river
There are lots of play areas for kids outdoors and space to just run around
The indoor area is also lots of fun and educative for kids
Practical stuff
*Open: every day on school holidays, July and August. Open on selected days the rest of the year. You can see the opening days here
*Cost: free for kids < 3 years old, EUR 11 for everyone 3+ years old. Family discounts available
*Covid Safe Ticket required
*There is a restaurant in Houtopia, also several options around it in Houffalize
*Wheelchair friendly, stroller friendly
*Parking: free at the main square of Houffalize, right at the entrance next to the church
Pl. de l’Eglise 10, 6660 Houffalize
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Also free parking here (few places)
Rue de Belle-Vue, 6660 Houffalize
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Nearby
Houtopia is in Houffalize, a picturesque little village in the Belgian Ardennes
Houffalize, Belgium
Houffalize is a small and picturesque little town in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes
La Roche-en-Ardenne with its ruined medieval castle and a wildlife park is nearby
La Roche-en-Ardenne
A ruined medieval castle with a magnificent view of the valley of the river Ourthe and a wildlife park at a picturesque town
A great hike near the bison farm in Bastogne is also nearby
Almost Bison Farm
Bisons, sledding, hiking – a bit of everything!
The Bastogne War Museum is focused on WWII. The two forests nearby are also of historical significance, Bois Jacques for the foxholes and Bois de la Paix is itself a tribute to WWII veterans
Bastogne War Museum
Museum focused on WWII, especially the Battle of the Bulge
Address
About 1 hour 40 minutes drive from Schuman, Brussels (or 3 hours by public transport)
Houtopia
https://www.houtopia.be/
Pl. de l’Eglise 17, 6660 Houffalize
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All places mentioned above are also gathered on the map: outdoor and indoor activities, kids friendly cafés/ restaurants and hotels under separate layers
*Tip: if you want to see a specific layer, you need to tap the upper left corner of the map and unselect the other layers
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